MX2007009057A - Lottery and gaming systems with single representation for multiple instant win game outcomes. - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is directed to a gaming network and a method for conducting an electronic wagering game, such as a pull-tab game or other instant win game, having a finite pool of outcome records from which outcomes are selected for the players. The method may include receiving value from a player, receiving game option selections for the wagering game from the player, and selecting a plurality of outcome records for the wagering game from the finite pool of outcome records for the wagering game based on the game option selections from the player. The method may further include determining whether each selected outcome record is a winning outcome or a losing outcome for the wagering game, and displaying the outcomes of the plurality of selected outcome records to the player in a single graphical outcome presentation. In one embodiment, the outcome presentation may be in the form of a printed ticket printed at a player terminal unit and presenting information relating to the outcomes selected for the player. In another embodiment, the outcome presentation may be in the form of a video display at a player terminal unit providing a graphical presentation of information relating to the selected outcomes, such as the display of a single outcome of a second wagering game corresponding to the selected outcomes of the wagering game.

Description

SYSTEMS OF LOTTERY AND GAME WITH INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATION FOR MULTIPLE RESULTS OF INSTANT GAIN GAME FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to lottery systems for carrying out pull-tab lottery and other instant-win lottery games, and more particularly, to gaming systems having draw-tab lottery games or other instantaneous gain, with multiple results that are presented to the players in an individual graphic or printed representation.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Various lottery and game systems are known to carry out instant-win electronic games and other betting games, and to determine betting outcomes by selecting predetermined results from a limited fund of results for the betting game. . U.S. Patent No. 5,324,035 to Morris et al., Discloses a gaming system that includes a central gaming processor, a plurality of main processing units and a plurality of slave terminals operable by players to play the game. The central gaming processor communicates with the main processing units and supplies the various games available in the system. The main processing units store and manage the games as they are played in the subordinate terminals connected to each respective main processing unit. A preferred game includes a fixed pool of game plays and a predetermined number of winning plays with each fund. Each player, through his subordinate terminal, can buy plays in each fixed fund stored in the main processing unit to which this terminal is attached. When a particular fund is depleted, for example, through the purchase of all plays, the central game processor provides another fixed pool of plays to that main processing unit to allow the continuous play. U.S. Patent No. 4,582,324 to Koza et al., Describes a fun video game terminal for a game system for playing a game that provides the illusion of skill. A game processor provides a videogame presentation in response to the player's control where the awarding of a prize is described through the presentation of the achievement by the player of a designated target. The presentation provides the player with the illusion that the award award is determined by the player's ability to achieve the designated objective. As another example, the patent of the States United No. 5,042,809 to Richardson discloses a computerized gaming device and method for playing casino-type games of opportunity wherein a player chooses a game to play from a plurality of games presented on a video screen. Each game has a limited number of opportunities per cast and a video screen of winning opportunities when a cast is new, the percentage of winning opportunities that remain, the possible winning combinations of symbols, and how many major winning opportunities remain. A submitted record of the player's cash credit is kept with an impression of the gains and losses when he leaves to claim any winnings. A provision is made to withdraw a deal or game whenever all the main winning opportunities have been won or when there are no remaining winning opportunities. The player may exit at any time or request a new cast screen after playing at least one opportunity in a cast. U.S. Patent No. 5,949,042 of Dietz, II, et al., Discloses a multiple play game ticket, such as a "snap winner" jackpot ticket or lottery ticket, and a coordination validation system. In its preferred form, the pull tab ticket has multiple groups or signals plays who create each an independent opportunity to win. To prevent fraud, a validation code is provided that uniquely identifies the pull tab ticket and is not just a representation of the signals. The pull tab ticket is validated by a combination of a validating machine and a host computer. The validating machine reads the validation code and transmits it to the host computer to verify legitimacy (ie, form and appropriate availability) and correlates it to a stored record of game signals. If approved, the host computer sends its record of game tokens back to the validating machine for presentation on a monitor and the retribution, as appropriate. As an additional example, the Patent of the US Pat. No. 6,024,640 to Walker et al., Discloses an off-line remote lottery system that allows players to purchase instant lottery game results from a stream of prize data on a central computer and view the results in gaming computers placed remotely such that they do not require an online connection to the central computer during the game. The central computer stores identification data for a plurality of game computers and is configured to assign randomly results from the data stream of prizes randomized to gaming computers in response to the purchase of requests by players for a requested number of results in each purchase request. Each gaming computer includes a game program in memory for execution in the gaming computer to generate games that produce the purchased results or add net payments of the purchased results, and a reimbursement function to signal a request for reimbursement for the game. payment of earnings. The system allows the purchase of results and the reimbursement of profits to be made directly with the central computer over a telephone network, or through a plurality of agent terminals located in the various lottery retailers. U.S. Patent No. 6,656,040 of Brosnan et al., Describes a gaming machine that presents multiple presentations of game results to one or more players who play the gaming machine. A player can start a new game on the game machine while the result of a previous game is being presented to the player. For several different games, two or more game outcomes may be simultaneously displayed to the player on the game machine. The presentation of game results for two or more of the games may appear to interact, but the game results determined by The game machine are independent from each other and do not depend on the presentation of the game results. Many different combinations of games can be played simultaneously on the gaming machine.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In one aspect, the invention relates to a player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game in a gaming network having a plurality of player terminal units wherein each player may purchase a plurality of players. of records of results of a limited fund of record of results for the game of bets. The player terminal unit may include an input device for inputting a plurality of input selections, a money acceptance mechanism that is capable of allowing a player to deposit a money medium, a presentation device and a controller operatively coupled to the input device, the money acceptance mechanism and the presentation device. The controller can be programmed to allow the money acceptance mechanism to accept a deposit of a quantity of a medium of money by a player in the player terminal unit, and to allow the input device to receive entry for the player selections. game option of a player to count results for the game of bets. The counter can be further programmed to make a gaming network selection device select results records from the limited background of result records that correspond to various results requested by the player in response to receipt of the entry for option selections of play by the player in the input device, to determine whether each of the selected result registers corresponds to a winning result or a losing result, or to make the presentation device present the results of the plurality of selected record of results to the player in an individual graphical presentation of results. In another aspect the invention relates to a method for carrying out an electronic betting game in a gaming network, the method may include receiving the value of a player, receiving the game option selections for the player's gambling game. , and selecting a plurality of result records for the betting game from a limited record of results for the betting game based on the player's game option selections. The method may further include determining whether each selected record of results is a winning result or a losing result for the betting game, and present the results of the plurality of selected records of results to the player in an individual graphical presentation of results. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game in a gaming network having a plurality of player terminal units wherein each player may purchase a plurality of scorecards. of a limited fund of results records for the betting game. The player terminal unit may include a money acceptance mechanism that is capable of allowing a player to deposit a means of money where a player may deposit an amount of the medium of money to buy results from the game of bets, or a device of input to enter a plurality of input selections, wherein the input device can receive the input for the player's game option selections to purchase results for the betting game, a presentation device and a controller operatively coupled to the game device. input, the money acceptance mechanism and the presentation device. The controller may cause a selection device of the game network to select results records from the limited background of results records corresponding to various results requested by the player in response to the entry of the game option selections by the player in the input device. The controller can also determine whether each of the selected game records corresponds to a winning result or a losing result, and have the presentation device present the results of the selected results records to the player in an individual graphical presentation of results. Additional aspects of the invention are defined by the claims of this patent.

Brief Description of the Figures Figure 1 is a block diagram in one embodiment of a network interconnected lottery system. Figure 2 is a block diagram of the electronic components of a modality of the lottery terminal unit shown in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a block diagram of the electronic components of a modality of the player terminal unit shown in FIG. Figure 1. Figure 4 is a flowchart of a modality of a multi-ticket ticket printing routine for an electronic instant gain game. Figure 5 is an illustration of a mode of a multi-score ticket for an instant-win electronic game that can be printed by the units of the interconnected network lottery system of Figure 1. Figure 6 is an illustration of an alternative mode of a multi-game ticket for a game instant gain electronic that can be printed by the units of the interconnected network lottery system of Figure 1. Figure 7 is an illustration of an additional alternative modality of a multiple result ticket for an electronic instant gain game that can be printing by the units of the interconnected networked lottery system of Figure 1. Figure 8 is a flow chart of one modality of a multi-result graphical presentation routine for an electronic instant gain game. Figure 9 is an illustration of one embodiment of a graphical display for multiple results of an electronic instant gain game as an individual result of a video slot game that can be displayed by the units of the network interconnected lottery system of the Figure 1. Figures 10 and 11 illustrate one modality of the multiple payment lines corresponding to the slots video presentations of Figure 9, together with illustrations of the individual payment lines. Figure 12 is an illustration of the possible payout positions of slot machine reels and combinations of symbols corresponding to various prize amounts.

Detailed Description of Various Modalities Although the following text sets forth a detailed description of numerous different embodiments of the invention, it should be understood that the legal scope of the invention is defined by the words of the claims set forth at the end of this patent. The detailed description is to be considered as an example only and does not describe every possible modality of the invention since describing each possible modality would be impractical, if not impossible. Many alternative modalities can be implemented, using either current technology or technology developed after the date of filing of this patent, which still falls within the scope of the claims defining the invention. It should also be understood that, unless a term is expressly defined in this patent using the phrase "as used herein, the term" "is hereby defined to mean ..." or a statement similarly, it is not proposed to limit the scope of that term, either expressly or by implication, beyond its simple or ordinary meaning, and that term should not be interpreted to be limited in scope on the basis of any statement made in any section of this patent (different from the language of the claims). To the extent that any term cited in the claims at the end of this patent is referred to in this patent of a term consistent with an individual meaning, this is done for clarity only so as not to confuse the reader, and it is not proposed that this claim term be limit, by implication or otherwise, to that individual meaning. Finally, unless an element of the claim is defined by citing the word "means" and a function without the citation of any structure, it is not proposed that the scope of any claim element be interpreted based on the application of U.S.C. § 112, sixth paragraph. An electronic pull-tab or other instant gain game as described herein may have application in lottery systems, casino gaming systems and in other systems where an instant gain game may be integrated into the existing functionality of the game. system. An instant win game may be provided in addition to a lottery or casino game, and may be provided without any additional change or with a additional bet placed by the casino or lottery player. The typical games of instantaneous gain, such as Scratch-Off games, are based on multi-row probability tables where each possible winning result for the game is presented at a predetermined percentage of all the results of the instant win game. For example, in a given instant win game, for the $ 1.00 bet, the probability of having a winning result of $ 1.00 can be 1 in 10 occurrences of the instant win game, while the probability of having a winning score of $ 100 is significantly smaller, such as 1 in 500 occurrences of the instant gain game. These types of games typically have a limited background of results, with a known number of winning results for each prize level. In this way, the amounts of the sales, distribution of prizes and winnings are known to the sponsor at the time of the offer of the game. Traditionally, pull-tab and other instant-win lottery games are offered on paper or cardboard tickets sold in cash by sales agents at retail locations such as gas stations, mini super, fuel stores and similar, or vending machines that can be located in these or other locations. After wishing to automate the winning lottery games instant when integrating games into existing networks to carry out lotteries or other games. By doing so, the game sponsor may be able to reduce some of the costs and labor associated with the development, distribution and sale of the tickets, and improve the entertainment value to the player through the use of graphics and other capabilities of a player. automated system. In one mode, players can buy and / or play one or more results for an instant-win electronic gambling or draft-tab game, and the results of the instant win game can be printed on an individual ticket, can be presented Multiple results to the players in the individual graphical representation, or both. Instead of receiving individual physical tickets for each occurrence of the instant win game, a plurality of results can be played in a terminal unit, with the terminal unit or other device of the lottery or game network executing the occurrences of the game instead of having the players physically pull on the tabs or scratch the cover material to reveal the results. After executing the instant win game occurrences, the terminal units can print an individual ticket with information regarding all the results purchased by the player. The printed ticket may include a line for each result, may provide a line for each winning result and a summary of the losing result, or may provide more detailed information for each winning outcome, or may otherwise provide information for players regarding the results of the instant win game purchased by the player. In addition or alternatively, the terminal units may present a graphic representation of the instant win game results purchased by the players. The graphic representation may include information in a format similar to that described for multi-outcome tickets, or may include an individual result, such as the result of another betting game such as slots or video poker, which corresponds to a plurality of results of the game. Instant profit game. For the presentation of results of the betting game, multiple results of the instant win game can be accumulated by the terminal unit, can be correlated to an individual result of the other betting game, and presented to the player in a way that simulates an occurrence of the Another betting game with the same result as the accumulated results of the instant win game.

Lottery Network Figure 1 illustrates a possible mode of a lottery network 100 that can implement instant-win electronic games in addition to normal lottery-type games. With reference to Figure 1, the lottery network 100 may include a first group or network 102 of lottery terminal units 104 operatively connected to a computer or lottery network server 106 via a data link or bus 108 network. The lottery network 100 may be coupled to a network 110, which may be, for example, the Internet, a wide area network (WAN), or a local area network (LAN) through a hub or router 112 of network through a first network link 114. In a possible configuration, the first network 102 may be a state lottery system operating within an individual state or region of states. In this configuration, the individual lottery terminal units 104 may be interconnected to a central system for tracking and coordinating the state lottery system, including tickets issued, numbers rolled and / or quantities taken. The lottery network 100 may additionally include other lottery terminal units 116 that can be directly connected to the network 110 through a plurality of direct network links 118, thereby eliminating the need for the bus 108, router 112 or other network interconnection equipment. Each terminal lottery unit 116 in this configuration may represent a group of lottery retailers participating in the state lottery, as described above, or a plurality of the lottery terminal units 116 may be grouped together to form a lottery node 120 . The lottery nodes 120, in turn, can be connected and / or multiplexed directly to the network 110 through the direct links 118 of the network. Additionally, the direct network links 118 may represent secure communication channels physically hardened against tampering and / or the communications may be encrypted to prevent unauthorized access to the information transmitted therein. Figure 1 further illustrates a perspective view of a possible embodiment of a terminal lottery unit 104. Although the following description refers to the design of the lottery terminal unit 104 shown in Figure 1, it should be understood that the lottery terminal units 106 and 116 may include similar features or may be configured with functionality to allow entry of the information. required for a player to participate in a lottery game. The example lottery terminal unit 104 may include a housing or housing 122, and one or more input and output devices, which may be, among other things, a control panel 124 which has a plurality of input keys 126, a screen 128, a value entry device such as a card reader 130, a ticket reader 131 or slider of a lottery game, a printer 132 of lottery tickets, and a reader / writer 133 of instant game cards. The lottery game slide reader 131 can be configured to read bar codes, user selections, magnetically stored information or any other desired input information or means used to encode information in a lottery or game slider ticket. The input keys 126 may allow the player or sales agent to select the game to be played, enter the value to be bet, manually enter the selected characters of the lottery, and enter other information necessary to play a game determined lottery. The screen 128 may be an LCD, a CRT, a touch screen capable of receiving and presenting information, or any other suitable device capable of presenting the information entered by the input keys 126, the slider 131 of the lottery game or the input by touch screen. The value entry device can include any device that can accept the value or a bet from a customer, such as the card reader 130 or another optical money collector. The value input device can be integrated additionally with external devices, such as cash registers or other retail terminals, communicatively connected to the terminal lottery unit 104 to exchange information necessary to receive and record betting transactions. The lottery ticket printer 132 may be used to print or otherwise code the lottery tickets with information selected or required to play a given lottery game. Additionally, the lottery ticket printer 132 may provide lottery tickets, or even finished lottery slips if the selections were generated automatically, which may be used by the player in other lottery terminal units 116 equipped with ticket or slide readers 131 of lottery game. The instant game card reader / writer 133 can be any device capable of receiving the portable storage devices in which the instant gain electronic game is stored, and to read information from and write information to the storage means of the devices. An example of an instantaneous gain game where the results can be stored in a portable storage device for subsequent reimbursement is described in co-pending United States patent application Serial No. /, filed on January 27, 2005, entitled "Systems of Lottery and Game with Instant Gain Electronic Games ", the specification of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein The results of the instant gain game can be stored on the portable storage device, the portable storage device can be distributed or give a player who buys the results, and the results can be read from the portable storage device and present the player in a terminal refund unit, where the instant winning game is implemented on cardboard, plastic or other cards that have magnetic strips for storing information, the reader / writer 133 can be a card reader / writer capable of retrieving information from the magnetic strip of the card and writing information to the magnetic stripe.If the card is configured in a similar manner as cards normal credit, the card reader 130 and the card reader / writer 133 are can be implemented in a single card processing unit with the card processing unit and the controller 160 that are configured to perform the necessary processing for the credit cards, debit cards, and cards for the instant gain game, depending of the type of card placed in it. Where the instant gain game can be implemented in smart cards, the card reader / writer 133 can be a unit of processing of smart cards capable of reading information from and writing information to a microchip, circuit or other processing mechanism placed in or embedded in the smart card. Additionally, where the portable storage device is a USB keychain or portable quick memory chip, the reader / writer 133 can be a USB connection to which a keychain chip or fast memory can be attached such that the controller 160 can read information from and write information to the keychain chip or fast memory through the USB connector. Other types of portable storage devices and corresponding read / write units may be implemented in the lottery network 100 and are contemplated as having use in the present invention. Lottery terminal units 104, 116 and lottery nodes 120 may include centralized or shared display mechanisms such as moving digital signs or message boards configured to present the result of a contemplated lottery game and advertise or attract players to the games coming. In an example configuration, at least one terminal unit 104 or 116 of the lottery includes software for generating graphics and is communicatively connected to an external LCD suitable for displaying graphics. At the end of a lottery draw, the results or winning information can be formatted by a graphics software and present, from a striking way, on the external LCD. Alternatively, the graphics software may be stored in a peripheral device, such as a CD-ROM, and the result of the lottery draw is communicated thereto for formatting and presentation. The network 110, and therefore the individual lottery terminal units 104 and 116, can be communicatively connected to a central host computer 134. The central host computer 134 can be a single networked computer, or a series of computers interconnected that have access to the network 110 through a gateway or other known network interconnection system. In general, the host host 134 may include a central lottery controller 136 configured to manage, execute and control the individual lottery elements 104, 116 and 120 and the routines used to play the various lottery games. The central lottery controller 136 may include a memory 138 for storing programs and lottery routines, a microprocessor 140 (MP) for executing the stored programs, a random access memory 142 (RAM) and a common bar 144 input / output ( l / O). The memory 138, the microprocessor 140, the RAM 142 and the common bar 144 of l / O can be multiplexed together by a common busbar, as shown, or each can be connected directly by dedicated communication lines, depending on the needs of the lottery system 100. Additionally, the central lottery controller 136 can be connected directly, by wires, or indirectly connected through the I / O busbar 144 to external components such as a screen 146, a control panel 148, an interconnection device 150 network and other peripheral I / O devices 152. Examples of other peripheral devices include, but are not limited to, storage devices, wireless adapters, printers and the like. In addition, a database 154 can be communicatively connected to the central lottery controller 136 and provide a data storage location for storing and correlating information obtained from the individual lottery terminal units 104, 116, or 120 nodes. lottery. The information stored within the database 154 may be information with respect to the individual lottery terminal units 104, 116 such as the terminal-specific information such as the terminal identification code, sales agent code, and location. for each printed lottery ticket. Database 154 may additionally include ticket specific information such as the type of game played (lotus, choice 3, choice 4, shooting tab, rescadito, etc.), or game-specific information such as total lottery sales , lottery results, quantities bet, numbers selected by players, and the like. In operation, the lottery central controller 136 can operate as a cleaning house for the lottery terminal units 116 and the first lottery network 102, whereby the lottery network computer 106 collects, stores and analyzes the state. and operational information with respect to each terminal lottery unit 104. For example, the lottery network computer 106 may continuously receive transaction data from the individual lottery terminal unit 104 indicative of the number of tickets sold and associated amounts in dollars, and the lottery numbers and the order of numbers generated in the lottery. each terminal lottery unit. The transaction data collected by the lottery network computer 106 can be communicated to the central host computer 134 continuously or they can be processed in a batch format and periodically transmitted for storage in the database 154. For example, if the central lottery controller 136 and the lottery network computer 106 are communicating continuously, it may be desirable for the central lottery controller 136 to execute the actual lottery routine and transmit the results to the lottery network computer 106 for distribution to the lottery terminal units 104 and directly to the terminal lottery units 116. In addition, it may be desirable that the central lottery controller 136 includes, via the peripheral device input 152, a scanner, such as the slide reader 132 of the lottery game, to directly import / read the manual selections into the database 154. The network will be understood to be 100 of the lottery illustrated in Figure 1 may alternatively represent the network arrangement within a gambling establishment that provides a lottery type game. In this alternative configuration, each lottery-independent terminal unit 104 may be an interactive player terminal capable of playing a variety of casino or lottery games, such as a lottery game, keno, bingo, video poker, video blackjack, slots. , and similar. The lottery terminal units 104 may be distributed through an individual gambling establishment or casino and connected to a LAN, or through multiple casino sites and connected to a WAN. Additionally, the LAN and / or WAN connection of each of the lottery terminal units 104 may include one or more separate and secure bus bars 108, routers 112, network servers, gateways, and other network interconnection equipment to provide connectivity. continuous and / or redundant to the network 110. The network 110, configured in this way, provides a system for players to participate collectively in a centralized lottery-type game.

Additionally, network 110 may include express play stations in which players can generate predefined or automatically selected lottery tickets simply by making a selection and a bet. As discussed above, the network 110 can be communicatively connected to the central host computer 134, the central lottery controller 136, and the database 142 to enable the implementation, storage, tracking and analysis of the lottery game.

Lottery Sales Terminal Unit Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of a modality of the internal electronic components of the terminal lottery sales unit 104. The lottery sales terminal unit 116 may have the same or a different design, but may be configured to receive player entries in the lottery games and process the winning lottery tickets. With reference to Figure 2, the example lottery terminal unit 104 may include several internal components such as a controller 160 having a program memory 162, a microcontroller or microprocessor (MP) 164, a random access memory (RAM) 166, an input / output busbar 168 (l /), all of which can be interconnected via a data or address bus 170. It should be understood that while only Here, a microprocessor 164 is shown, the controller 160 may be designed to support multiple microprocessors 164 arranged to operate in parallel or in any other known configuration. Similarly, the controller 160 may include multiple, and still redundant, program memories 162 and random access memory 166 to increase the expansion capacity, capacity and / or processing speed. The multiple processor and memory configurations can be used, for example, to isolate individual lottery functions such as basic lottery operation, random number generation, information tracking, and the like. Although the I / O bus 168 is shown as an integral and addressable individual block, it should be understood that direct I / O connections can be made, as well as another desired I / O connection scheme. Program memory 162 and random access memory 166 may be implemented as a solid state memory, an integrated circuit, a magnetically readable memory, and / or optically readable memories. Additionally, the program memory 162 may be a read only memory (ROM) or it may be a read / write memory such as a hard disk. In the case that a hard disk is used as the program memory, the data bus 170 may comprise multiple common address / data bars, which may be of different types, and may have a separate circuit of I / O between the data bus bars. Figure 2 schematically illustrates that the controller 160 can be communicatively connected to the control panel 124, the screen 128, the card reader 130, the ticket reader 131 or lottery game slider, the lottery ticket printer 132 , and the reader / writer 133 of cards. The controller 160 may additionally be communicatively connected to a network interconnect card (NIC) or device 172, a money entry device 174 that includes a money entry link 176, and a light and speaker link 178. The network interconnect card 172 can be configured to allow the terminal lottery unit 104 to communicate information with other interconnected devices in a network, similarly connected to the network 110 using any protocol or known standard suitable for a network or lottery application. The money input device 174 may be any kind of value input device such as the card reader 130 discussed above and / or acceptors of notes and coins, or may include a money input link 176 connected in a communicative manner to a cash register (not shown) or other device for tracking and / or totalizing money or transactions. The link 178 of light and speaker can be used to integrate visual and / or audio presentations in the design of the lottery terminal unit 104. Figure 2 illustrates the components 124, 128-133, 162-166 and 172-180 connected directly to the I / O busbar 168 by dedicated circuits or conductors. However, it will be understood that different connection schemes can be used. For example, some of the components that require limited communications with the controller 160 may be communicated through an auxiliary I / O busbar (not shown) in a programmed manner, while other components requiring fast communications may be connected directly. greater data transfers to the 168 I / O bus. Additionally, depending on the needs of the system, some of the components can be connected directly to the microprocessor 164 without having to pass through the I / O busbar 168.

Player Terminal Unit Returning to Figure 1, the lottery network 100 may additionally include a plurality of lottery reimbursement terminal units 190 in which players may insert or otherwise join the portable storage device and reimburse the results of the lottery. Instant profit game stored in it. The refund terminal units 190 can be terminal or independent kiosks that can be addressed and operated by players without the need for an operator or agent separate from the sponsor, and can be placed in numerous locations within the area in which the instant lottery game is offered. Figure 3 illustrates a block diagram of a modality of the internal electronic components of the terminal lottery rebate unit 190. The example refund unit 190 may include several internal components similar to those described for the lottery sales units 104, 116 and the host host 134, such as a controller 200 having a program memory 202, a microcontroller or microprocessor (MP) 204, a RAM 206, and an I / O busbar 208, all of which can be interconnected via a direction or data bus 210. The controller 200 may be designed to support multiple microprocessors 204 arranged to operate in parallel or in any other known configuration, and may include multiple, and even redundant, program memories 202 and random access memories 206 as discussed above with respect to the controllers 136, 160 and the I / O busbar 208 may have direct I / O connections or any other desired I / O connection scheme. Program memory 202 and random access memory 206 can be implemented using any appropriate technology of storage such as, for example, those described hereinabove. Figure 3 illustrates schematically that the controller 200 can be communicatively connected to a control panel 212, a screen 214, a network interconnect card or device 216, a ticket printer 218, a card reader / writer 220, a game ticket reader 222, a money ticket 224, a money dispenser or dispenser 226, lights and speakers 222 and other peripherals 230 in a similar manner as described above for the sales terminal units 104. The components 212-230 may be of similar configuration and similar operation to similar components described above, and may be configured in any manner necessary for the reimbursement of the results of the instant win game by the player. For example, the control panel 212 may include the necessary input devices to allow the player to enter information for the reimbursement of the results, such as security information and input selections necessary to reimburse the results and to make the results present on the screen 214. As an alternative or complement to the introduction of the information in the terminal unit 190 of reimbursement, the screen 214 may be a touch screen monitor that allows players to touch designated areas of the screens 214 for entering necessary information, with selections or other information input by players communicating with controller 200. In addition, players may be allowed to enter game selection information into the game landslides and insert the game landslides contemplated in the slide reader 222 for processing in a manner known in the art. Because players can buy instant win game results, and the results can be evaluated and prizes can be determined and issued at the player terminal units 190, units 190 may additionally include one or more money entries 224 for receive the value of the players and one or more distributors or money dispensers 226 configured to distribute the prizes for the instant win game to the players in a particular medium of money. The money entries 224 may be similar to those described for the money entries 174 of the lottery terminal units 104, and the money distributor 226 may be a distributor of notes and / or coins from which paper money may be distributed and / or coins in an amount equal to the prize won by the player. The money distributor 226 can alternatively be a card reader and / or writer that You can read a credit or debit card in order to pay the amount of the player with the prize amount, or to update the smart card or another game card with cash credit, or credits for the purchase of additional results for the game of instantaneous gain As a further alternative, the money distributor 226 can be the ticket printer 218 or another printer that can print or distribute a receipt or receipt that can then be taken or another sales agent, perhaps one of the terminal units 104 for sale, to claim the cash amount of the game prize. Figure 3 illustrates the components 202-206 and 212-230 directly connected to the I / O bus 208 by means of dedicated circuits or conductors. However, it will be understood that different connection schemes can be used. For example, some of the components that require limited communications with the controller 200 can be communicated through an auxiliary I / O busbar (not shown) in a programmed manner, while other components that require fast communications or larger data transfers they can be connected directly to the I / O bus 208. Additionally, depending on the needs of the system, some of the components can be connected directly to the microprocessor 204 without having to go through the 208 1/0 busbar.

Multiple Profit Gain Results Printing Now we will analyze the process of purchasing instantaneous profit results and printing the multiple results on an individual ticket with respect to the multiple result ticket printing routine 250 illustrated in Figure 4. For For example purposes and explanation, the routine 250 is initially analyzed using the modality of an instant win game wherein the players can buy and reimburse or play instant win game results in the player terminal unit 190 in an individual assignment and without the help or intervention of a sales agent from the game sponsor. The modalities in which the results of the instant win game are purchased from sales agents and the results of the instant win game are stored in portable storage devices will be discussed further below. The multiple result ticket printing routine 250 can start in a block 252 where a player can deposit the value in a money input 224 of a player terminal unit 190 of the lottery network 100 in order to begin the process of buy results of the instant profit game. The value deposited to purchase the results may be in any appropriate form that is accepted by the lottery network 100 in an exchange for the purchased results. For example, the value can be monetary in the form of money in paper or coin deposited in the player terminal unit 190 at the 224 entry of money in the form of banknote and / or coin acceptors, or credit or debit cards read by the reader 220 of cards. Alternatively, the lottery network 100 may be configured to provide player tracking functionality as is well known in the art, which may include the provision of a draw account with previously deposited funds, electronic funds transfer, automated subscription of bank accounts or credit cards, or any other automated mechanism to obtain value to pay for the purchased results. The information can be accessed by the controller 200 in response to the player inserting a player tracking card into a device such as the card reader 220, or entering the player identification information in the control panel 212 or other device of entry. Furthermore, the value may be in the form of a receipt having a cash value or credit that can be read by the ticket reader 222, with the associated value that is applied to the purchase of the tickets. game results. Once the value is deposited in the player terminal unit 190 or the player otherwise initiates the purchase of instant gain game results, and the control can pass a block of 254 where the player in the terminal 190 unit Player can enter information for the game options for the purchase of the type and amount of game results desired by the player. The information can be entered into the control panel 212 or other input device of the player terminal unit 190, such as by inserting a finished game ticket into the game ticket reader 222. Depending on the implementation of the instant win games in the lottery network 100, the player can be provided with a plurality of options to buy instant win game results. For example, players may be appreciated the opportunity to select one or more of a plurality of instant winning games offered by the lottery sponsor and facts available in the lottery network 100, to select a purchase denomination for a game of instant win where a given instant win game is offered with different denominations and corresponding prize amounts, to select the number of results of the instant win game to be purchased, and to make any other selection available. When the selections are entered, the controller 200 may validate the game option selections and cause the display 214 or other display device of the player terminal unit 190 to present the selections or a summary thereof to the player. The player terminal unit 190 may then provide the player with the option to modify the game option selections or to confirm the existing selections. In the illustrated mode, once a sufficient value is deposited for the results to be purchased and entered into the game option selections by the player, the control can pass a block 256 where the results that are going to Buy and provide to the player can be selected from a fund or funds of results available for the game or instant win games selected by the player. The results can be selected from the background in a random manner, sequentially or by any other desired method to select one or more bottom results. As discussed above, each instant win game can have a limited background of known outcomes that includes a predetermined combination of winning and non-winning results that will produce a desired income and pay rate for the instant win game. The bottom of results for the instant win game may be received at any desired location or locations within the lottery network 100 such that the selected results may be provided to the player's lottery terminals 190 for sale to the players. Many strategies are known in the art to generate limited results funds for betting games and to distribute the results to the gaming units with a gaming network. In a simple implementation, the limited results background can be generated and stored in a central computer of the lottery network 100, with the central computer selecting at least what is necessary in the results of the fund in response to a request transmitted by one of the player terminal units 190, and transmits the selected results to the player terminal 190 that makes the request. In other implementations, the results funds or portions of the results funds may be distributed to the guest computers 134 and / or directly to the player terminal units 190 where the results may be selected when they are requested. An example of a gaming network wherein the results for a limited pool betting game are distributed in a gaming network and described in U.S. Patent No. 5,324,035, issued June 28. 1994 to Morris et al., entitled "Video Game System with Fixed Fund of Winning Play and Global Access to the Fund". Morris et al., Discloses a game system that includes a central game processor, a plurality of main processing units and a plurality of subordinate terminals operable by players to play the game that have a limited background of results. The central processor of the game communicates with the main processing units and supplies the various games available in the system, including the fixed funds of results. The main processing units store and manage the betting games as they are played in the subordinate terminals corresponding to each respective main processing unit. Some of the betting games include fixed funds of the game results and a predetermined number of winning results within each fund. A player, through a subordinate terminal, can buy plays in each fixed fund stored in the main processing unit to which that terminal is attached. When a particular fund is depleted, for example, through the purchase of all plays, the central game processor provides another fixed pool of plays to this main processing unit to allow for continuous play. Other methods to distribute results for winning games They are known and will be apparent to those skilled in the art and are contemplated as having use with the instant gain electronic game according to the present invention. The results records for the instant winning game stored and retrieved from the results funds may include the information necessary to carry out the electronic instant win game, and to ensure the security and integrity of the game. The information regarding the actual result may be in any necessary form based on the configuration of the instant gain game to store the result and to generate the result in the terminal unit 190 of the player. For example, the information may correspond to the actual result of the instant gain game, such as specifically indicating the game symbols or other game signals for the result. Alternatively, the result information may be in the form of a seed of results or other information as is known in the art that can be processed by the player terminal unit 190 to arrive at the result of the instant gain game. In one embodiment, the result information may be a seed of random numbers that can be used as input to the corresponding random number generation software in the player terminal 190 which uses the result of random numbers to generate the result for the instant gain game. The use of the seeds of random numbers and other information encoded in the result register can improve the security of the game by making it more difficult to generate a record of results outside the lottery network 100 that can be correctly processed by the network 100 of lottery. Other forms of result information for the transmission of the result and for processing to generate the result are known in the art and are contemplated as having use with the instant gain set according to the present invention. The results records may include additional information for identification and security within the electronic instant win game. The records may include information regarding the instant win game to which the results correspond, such as identification information for the instant win game, denomination information where the same instant win game may be offered in different purchase denominations, or other necessary necessary identification information. The records may additionally include security information and audit control to verify the integrity of the results and the instant gain game. This information can include a control number for tracking the results, such as a time stamp or other unique identifier, identification of the fund and / or component of the lottery network 100 from which the result is drawn, or any other information for tracking and conformation of the validity of the record of results as the record is processed in the lottery network 100. As part of the process for selecting the results of the instant win game, you can update the accounting and control information, and other security information for the instant win game. The information in the lottery network 100 can be updated to reflect the selection of the results records of the fund and the issuance of results to the player terminal unit 190, and consequently, to the player. The record of results within the fund can be updated to reflect the selection of the result and to prevent the record of results from being selected a second time. If desired or necessary, the record of results can be further updated with the identification information with respect to the player terminal unit 190 in which the record of results was purchased, and with respect to the player to whom the result was sold. . You can also update other necessary accounting information, necessary for administration of the instant win game, where necessary within the 100 lottery network. After the results are selected and any necessary accounting and control information is updated, the control can pass a block 258 where the result records can be processed by the player terminal unit 190 and evaluated to determine if the results are results winners or losers. The format of the result records can dictate the amount of processing required to convert the information from the result records into the corresponding results for the instant gain game. Where the information corresponding to the symbols for the instant gain game is stored in the result register, the player terminal 190 may only be required to search for the symbols and compare the combination of symbols to predetermined winning combinations of symbols to determine if the result is a winning result. In some implementations, the result record may include an identifier for the corresponding record in the results background, and the controller 200 of the player terminal unit 190 may transmit a request for the result to the device in which the background is stored, with the device that responds with the additional information for the result. Moreover, where the registration of If the results contain a seed such as a seed generating random numbers as discussed above, the controller 200 may enter a seed in the result generation software or random numbers to generate the corresponding result for the instant gain game. Other methods for converting a result record from a fund of result records to the actual result for a betting game are known in the art and are contemplated as having use in the instant gain electronic game according to the present invention. invention. Once the result records are selected, processed and evaluated, the control can be passed to a block 260 where the player terminal unit 190 can print the results of the purchased results on a multiple result ticket in the printer 218 tickets. The controller 200 may use the results to format the multiple result ticket and to transmit the formatted ticket to the ticket printer 218 for printing. In one embodiment, the ticket printer 218 may print a stationary ticket material stacked and fed through the printer 218. The ticket material may be of a size large enough to accommodate the printing of the results of a maximum number of results that can be purchased by a player in the player terminal unit 190, or it can be of a smaller size such that a relatively small number of results can be printed on a piece of ticket material and larger numbers of results can be printed across multiple pieces on the ticket material. In another embodiment, the ticket printer 218 can print information on paper from a continuous roll of paper material, and perforate or cut the paper to separate the printed ticket from the roll after the information is printed for the ticket on the paper. guide portion of the roll. Configured in this way, each multi-outcome ticket can be made in a size according to the information to be transported for the number of results purchased by the player instead of using a fixed-size ticket material that can accommodate or not the number of results bought by the players. The multi-outcome tickets may include as much or no detail with respect to each of the results of the instant winning game as provided by the game sponsor. Figures 5-8 illustrate various modalities of multi-outcome tickets that provide different levels of detail about the results of the instant win game. With reference to Figure 5, a ticket 270 of multiple results can present a line of detail for each result of the instant win game purchased by a player. In the illustrated example, the instant win game can be an electronic scrape or pull tab game simulating a slot machine that has three reels and an individual payline, with the result being transmitted based on the combination of symbols that appear in the spool stop positions along the payment line. For each purchased result of the instant gain game, a line of signals 272 and individual results are placed on ticket 270 of multiple results. Each line of the individual outcome signals 272 may include, for example, symbols corresponding to the spool stop positions of the simulated slot machine, and an indication of whether the result is a winning result in the form of the prize amount. which corresponds to the spool stop positions. For the first line of the individual result signals 272, the combination of a "7" a "C" or a cherry symbol and a "B" or a bar symbol may be a losing result that does not result in a reward such as indicates by the amount of prize of "$ 0.00". In contrast, the third line of the individual result signals 272 illustrates a winning combination of three "B's" or bar symbols resulting in a "$ 10.00" prize amount as printed on the ticket, and the fifth and sixth lines of the individual result signals 272 illustrate winning results due to the occurrence of "W" or wild symbols on the payline which results in a prize of "$ 1.00". In addition to the individual result signals 272, the ticket 270 can be printed with other signals that provide information for the players and for the game sponsor. Ticket 270 may include transaction summary signals 274 which may include a summary of the number of game results purchased by the player and the total amount of prize won by the player of the purchased results. Additionally, ticket 270 may include other identification, such as sponsor identification signals 276, and control signals to manage the instant gain game and verify the results, such as date signals 278, time signals 280, transaction identification, such as a transaction number 282, and computer readable signals, such as a bar code 284 with information regarding the transaction and which can be read by a device such as ticket readers 131, 222. game to retrieve information about the transaction of the purchase of results. As mentioned above, tickets with multiple results may have more or less information depending on the preferences of the game sponsor. Figure 6 illustrates a modality of a multi-outcome ticket 290 where individual results can be provided on the multiple outcome ticket 290 for each winning outcome, and a summary can be provided for the loser results. The winning outcome signals 292 on ticket 290 may be similar to the individual score signals 272 on ticket 270 and include symbols corresponding to the result of the instant win game, and an indication of whether the result is a winning result in the form of the amount of prize that corresponds to the result. However, different ticket 270, ticket 290 may include 294 signals of summary of loser results which may be an indication of the number of results of instant winning game purchased that were losers and corresponding results, which do not result in prizes for the player. Other identification and control signals 274-284 similar to the corresponding signals of the ticket 270 can also be printed on ticket 290 of multiple results. With reference to Figure 7, a multi-outcome ticket 300 may include additional information or explanation for each of the winning results. In the illustrated mode, each signal 292 of winning results may have corresponding explanatory signals 302 printed on ticket 300. Explanatory signals 302 may provide a description of how the combination of symbols shown in the winning outcome signals 292 resulted in the result being a winning result (eg, "CORRESPONDENCE"). OF 3 BARS "," CORRESPONDENCE OF 3 SEVEN "," WINNER OF COMODÍN "). The explanatory signals 302 may also provide information regarding additional alternative prizes for the player as a result of a particular winning result (eg, "WIN 3 FREE GAMES"). In the illustrated example, the combination of two "B" or bar symbols and a "7" symbol may result in the player being awarded three free games or results for the instant win game. As a result of the player receiving this result, the lottery network 100 may have selected and processed three additional results from the instant gain game, and the winning results signals 292, the loser results summary signals 294 and the profit signals 274 transaction summary to reflect the results of the additional results. As discussed above, tickets 270, 290, 300 of multiple results are examples. Other combinations and presentations of information will be apparent to those skilled in the art. with respect to the results of the multiple results of the instant gain game and associated transaction information and are contemplated as having use according to the invention. With reference back to Figure 5, after multi-outcome tickets are printed or contemporaneously with this, the control can pass to a block 262 where the value equivalent to the cumulative amount of the prizes won by the player of the purchased results of the instant win game. The player terminal units 190 may be configured to distribute the value to the players in any acceptable manner as dictated by the game sponsor. The value can be distributed in the form of money in paper and / or coin distributed from the money dealers 226 of the terminal unit 190 of players. The value can also be distributed to the player in the form of the multi-ticket ticket printed and distributed in the ticket printer 218, which may be in the form of a voucher or paper voucher that can be reimbursed for cash, or for items or tickets. services offered by the game sponsor or its affiliates in an amount equal to the prize or prizes won by the players of the instant win game results. For example, barcode code 284 of the multiple result ticket may include information of the total prize value won by the player, or other information, such as the transaction number, which may correspond to the information stored in the lottery network 100 which indicates the value owed to the player or possessor of the multi-outcome ticket. The player or ticket holder may be referred to present the ticket to a sales agent, cashier, value reimbursement terminal or other component of the lottery network 100 in order to claim the value of the prizes from the purchased results of the lottery. Instant profit game. As an additional alternative, the value can be distributed in the form of monetary credit or game credits that can be stored in the player's information in a player tracking system of the lottery network 100. A plurality of these and other stock distribution options can be provided to players with the player who is capable of entering selections with respect to the way in which he receives the value of the prizes paid for the results of the instant win game. The flow of the shopping game result routine 250 is exemplary only, and the steps can be performed in any order necessary to complete the purchase transaction, or additional steps can be taken if necessary to implement the instant gain game. . As discussed above, the print routine 250 multiple score tickets can be modified depending on the particular implementation of the instant win game and the lottery network 100. For example, the instant win game can be implemented such that players can buy instant win game results from sales agents in units 104 lottery terminals. During the purchase transaction, the player can approach the sales agent and ask to buy a desired number of results for the instant win game. The sales agent may enter the player's game option selections in the terminal lottery unit 104, or insert a completed game ticket provided by the player in the game ticket reader 131, and accept the payment for the results of the game. player. The terminal lottery unit 104 may then make the selection and processing of the requested number of results, and cause the ticket printer 132 to print a multiple result ticket for the player. The sales agent can then pay the player the amount of any prize of the results, and the multiple result ticket can serve as the player's receipt for the transaction. In other modalities, the instant gain game can be implemented using portable storage devices in the manner taught in the co-pending patent application. previously identified and incorporated. In these implementations, multi-outcome tickets can be printed on the terminal units in which a player reimburses the results of the instant win game stored on the portable storage device either as a receipt or as an instrument to be returned and exchange for the prizes won by the player.

Presentation of Multiple Results of the Instant Gain Game Alternatively or in addition to printing a multi-outcome ticket as discussed above, the lottery network 100 may provide a graphical representation of multiple instant win game results purchased by a player. The graphical presentation can be of information, or it can provide a simulation to the player to play the instant win game or another betting game or in the case of having a result that corresponds to the purchased results of the instant win game. The graphical presentation can be provided to the players on the screen 214 of the terminal unit 190 of the player, or on another device of the lottery network 100 in which the players can buy and play results of the game of instantaneous gain Figure 8 illustrates a modality of a multi-outcome graphic display routine 310 that can be presented in the lottery network 100 to allow a player to purchase game results and have the results presented. The routine 310 may start in a similar manner described for the multi-result ticket printing routine 250 with a player depositing the value in block 252 and entering the game option selections in block 254. The routine 310 then may continue with the selection of the results in block 256 and processing of the selected results in block 258. After the results are selected and processed, the controller 200 of the player terminal unit 190 may correlate the results to a presentation graph in a block 312 and make the screen 214 present the graphical presentation of the results to the player in a block 314. Once the player sees the graphical presentation of the results and concludes the purchase transaction, the control can pass to the block 262 where the player terminal unit 190 or another component of the lottery network 100 distributes the value to the user corresponding to any er prize won by the player as discussed above. The graphic presentation of the results of the Instant win game can be presented in any way desired by the game sponsor. In one embodiment, the graphical presentation may be of information and may be in a format similar to the arrangement of the multiple outcome tickets 270, 290, 300 discussed above and presented on the screen 214 of the player terminal 190. The controller 200 can be programmed to format the screen to include information of all the purchased results on the screen 214 at a time, the controller 200, the display 214 and the control panel 212 can be configured to display the results in a plurality of screens and allow the player to enter the entry to navigate through the screens to see all the results. The screen can simulate the game of the instant gain game by initially covering the symbols of the results, and allowing the player to make selections on the control panel 212 or the screen 214 causing the screen 214 to reveal the symbols in a way that simulates the opening of the pull tabs or the scraping of the covering material of a scraping ticket. In an alternative embodiment, the player terminal unit 190 may be configured to present a plurality of instant gain game results in the form of an individual result and another game of bets, such as a video slot machine or a video poker game. After the results of the instant gain game are selected and processed, the controller 200 can correlate the results of the instant gain games to a result of the presented game of bets in the block 312, and make the screen 214 present the individual result of the presented betting game corresponding to the plurality of instant win game results in block 314. The presentation of the betting game result may be such that the terminal unit 190 in the player simulates the game of the betting game to improve the player experience to play instant gain games. For example, the player terminal unit 190 can simulate a slot machine in both the appearance and flow of the game. The cabinet of the player terminal 190 may have the appearance of a slot machine, and the graphics presented in table 214 may simulate the graphics of a known slot machine, including the appearance of the reels of the slot machine, the provision of images Similar button for selection from the player if the screen 214 is a touch screen, and the presentation of additional graphics that contribute to the experience of playing the slot machine. While the graphic presentation can simulating a slot machine or other betting game, it is understood that the result of the simulated betting game is determined based on the results of the instant win game selected in block 256. Figure 9 illustrates one embodiment of a multiple graphical presentation Results in the form of a 350 video slots game presentation that simulates a five reel slot machine. The video slot game presentation 350 may include video images 352 of a plurality of reels of slot machines, each of the reels having a plurality of reel symbols 354 associated therewith. Although the display 350 shows five spool images 352, each of which may have three spool symbols 354 that are visible at the same time, other spool configurations may be used. If it is desired by the sponsor of the instant win game to allow the player to control the instant win game play by a simulation of the game play of the slot game presented, a plurality of selectable buttons may be presented by the player. The buttons may include a "Cash Payment" button 356, a "See Payment" button 358, a plurality of payline selection buttons 360 each of which may allow the player to select a different one. number of pay lines before "Rotate" the reels 352, a plurality of buttons 362 for selecting bets, each of which allows a player to specify a bet amount for each selected payline, a button 364 of " Rotate ", and a button 366 of" Maximum Bet "to allow a player to make the maximum allowable bet. The use of the buttons 356-366 by the player to play the instant gain game by the simulated slot machine is discussed further w. The presentation 350 may correspond to a five-reel slot machine having three stopping positions per reel such that 15 symbols are shown as shown in Figure 9. As shown in Figure 10, the simulated reels 370 of the slot machine they include nine paylines that can be used to correlate results from the instant win game to the simulated slot machine, and the manner in which the simulated slot game is presented can be based on selections made using the 360 buttons as analyzed. later on additionally. Figure 11 illustrates each of the individual payment lines 371-379 in which the winning combinations of the symbols 354 may appear for the purpose of clarity. In the real slot game, each of the Payment lines 371-379 in which the bets of the players are evaluated to determine whether the symbols on the reels correspond to any of the predefined combination of reel symbols for which a prize is awarded when the reels are turned and stopped. More than one payline may include a winning combination of the reel symbols, and the prize amounts for the multiple pay lines may be added to determine a total prize amount for the spin of the reels. In block 312, the controller 200 of the unit The player terminal may correlate a plurality of results from the instant win game to an individual result of the slot machine consisting of a combination of reel symbols 354 on reels 352 along one or more lines 371-379 of payout. which results in a prize equal to the combined prize for the plurality of results. The controller 200 may be configured in any desired manner such that the results of the selected results of the instant gain game become a corresponding result of the simulated bet game. In one embodiment, the cumulative result or prize for a plurality of purchased results for the instant win game can be used to select a corresponding result of the simulated bet game for the presentation to the player. In the player terminal unit 190 may store one or more results for the simulated game of bets corresponding to each possible cumulative prize amount that may be earned by a player who buys a plurality of instant win game results. With reference to Figure 12, the results 380-386 of the example slot game are illustrated that can be used in the simulated game of bets to present an individual result corresponding to a plurality of results of the instant win game. The result 380 of the slot game includes combinations of five 7 in pay lines 2 and 3 that may correspond to a prize amount of $ 200.00. The 382 and 384 results of the slot game can both correspond to prize amounts of $ 201.00, with combinations of five 7 on one payline, four 7 and cherry or wild on another payline, and the cherry or wild card that fall to along a third line of payment. The result 386 of the slot game that corresponds to a prize amount of $ 203.00 can be similar to the result of 380 game with the addition of a cherry or wild card that falls along three additional lines of payment (1, 4 and 5) . Similar results from the slot game corresponding to the same prize amounts and other possible amounts of The prize may be stored in the game terminal unit 190, including a plurality of slots game results that are losers results such that duplicate losers of the slots game are presented in a relatively infrequent manner in a given player terminal unit 190. In the present embodiment, the results 380-386 of the slot game among other outcomes can be stored in the player terminal units 190 together with the corresponding prize amounts as indicated. After the purchased results are processed in block 258, controller 200 can add the prize amounts for the purchased result and select one of the stored results of the simulated game of bets with an amount of prize corresponding to the cumulative amount of prize. For example, if the prize amounts for the purchased results total $ 200.00, either based on an individual winning result or multiple winning outcomes, the controller 200 may select the result 380 of the slot game from the game results of $ 200.00 slots stored in the player terminal 190 unit. The controller 200 may be that the display 214 provides an animated display of the spools 452 that rotate and stop with the combination of symbols 354 of the result 380 of the slot game that is displayed on the reels 352 of the presentation 350. Similarly if the prize amounts for the purchased results give a total of $ 201.00, the controller 200 may select one of the results 282, 284 of slots game or other result of $ 201.00, and cause the selected result of the slot game to be presented by the screen 214. In alternative modes, the controller 200 may be programmed with an algorithm to determine combinations of symbols and stop positions of reels that correspond to the purchased results of the instant win game instead of storing predetermined results of the slot game as analyzed in the previous mode. Depending on the implementation of the instant gain game and the configuration of the algorithm, the results purchased for the instant gain game can be entered by the algorithm collectively or individually in order to determine a corresponding individual result for the simulated game of bets . In one embodiment, the prize amounts for the purchased results can be summed by the controller 200 and entered into the algorithm to determine a combination of symbols 354 on the reels 352 that correspond to the cumulative prize amount of the purchased results for the instant profit game.

The algorithm can be configured such that a plurality of results for the simulated game of bets can be determined for a particular amount of cumulative prize for the instant win game. The particular result of the simulated betting game can be determined based on other information input to the algorithm, such as a counter or a random number generator such as a timestamp, to ensure that the same result of the simulated game of bets is not present consecutively, or at least not coincidentally. In a further alternative embodiment, the controller 200 may be programmed to correlate a plurality of purchased results for the instant gain game to an individual result of the simulated game of bets such that each instant gain game is independently identifiable within the individual result of the game. simulated betting game. In one implementation, each result purchased in the instant win game may correspond to one of the pay lines 371-379 of the simulated reel 370 display. When a player buys results from the instant win game, several results from the instant win game equal to the number of pay lines 371-379 of the simulated reel display 370 may be selected in block 354, or the player may be able to specify several instant win game results to purchase up to the number of pay lines 371-379 when entering game selection information in the block 254. Despite the specific method to correlate the results of the instant gain game to the result of the simulated reel 370 presentation, each result can be identifiable by evaluating the corresponding of the 371-379 payment lines. Where the results of the simulated betting game are stored in the player's terminal unit 190, one or more results from the betting game may be stored for each possible combination of the results of the instant win game. After the results of the instant win game are processed in block 258, controller 200 may use the results of each result to select one of the results of the betting game to be displayed on screen 214. For example, the 380 result of the $ 200.00 slots game may correspond to the player's purchase of three or more instant win game results in which the second and third results are both winning results of $ 100.00, and the remaining results are losing results. The result 380 of the game Slots can be selected by the controller 200 from the available results of the betting game and presented by the screen 214. Similarly, the results of 384, 382 slots game of $ 201.00 can correspond to at least five results purchased from the winning game snapshot in which the second and third results are winnings of $ 100.00, either the fourth result (384 slot game result) or the fifth result (slot game result 382) is a winning result of $ 1.00, and the results remaining are losing results. Alternatively, the results of the slot game can be selected from the stored results based on the number of winning results for each number of prizes without considering the order in which the results of the instant win game were selected. In this implementation, either result 382 or 384 of the slot game can be selected where the results of the instant win game are winning results of $ 100.00 and one result is a winner of $ 1.00. Each of the purchased results of the instant win game can also be correlated to an individual result of the simulated game of bets using a correlation algorithm as discussed above. After the purchased results are processed, the controller 200 may enter the winning results, and if the algorithm is configured in this way, the total number of purchased results and / or the order of selection and the results in the correlation algorithm for the determination of a corresponding result of the slot game . As with the stored results of the slot game analyzed above, the algorithm can take into account the order in which the results of the instant win game were selected such that each result corresponds to a particular one of the pay lines 371-379 based on to the order in which the instant win game was selected, or the algorithm can be configured to take into account only the prize amounts and the numbers of the winning results. As discussed above, the simulated slot presentation 350 may include the buttons 356-366 which additionally simulate the slot machine and which control the player's purchase of the instant win game results. The "Cash Withdrawal" button 356 may allow a player to complete the purchase transaction or session in the player terminal unit 190 When the player operates the "Cash Withdrawal" button 356, the control can pass to block 262 where the player terminal unit 190 can distribute the value to the player if the player currently has a balance of credit that is going to be distributed. The activation of the "See Payment" button 358 can cause the screen 214 to present combinations of the symbols that result in winning results for the simulated game of bets. The player terminal unit 190 may be further configured to cause the display 214 to present combinations of symbols that result in winning combinations for the instant win game, either on a separate screen or concurrently with the results of the simulated game of bets. The subsequent activation of the "See Payment" button 358 can cause the screen 214 to return to the presentation of the simulated game of bets. The buttons 360-366 can be provided to allow the player to enter the game option selections of block 254 and initiate the selection of the results of the instant gain game in block 256. The payline selection buttons 360 are they can be used by the player to determine the number of pay lines in which the player can match the symbols 354 and correspondingly the number of occurrences of the instant win game that will be selected for the occurrence of the simulated betting game . The selection buttons 362 can be used to select an amount that will be paid for each result of the instant win / payline game. Depending on the implementation, the betting of a larger amount of betting may correspondingly result in larger prize amounts, or larger amounts of bets may correspond to different instant winnings having higher potential prizes that will be won by the players. players. Once the player selects the number of results to be purchased and the amount to be wagered by result, the actuation of the "Spin" button 364 can cause the control to pass to block 256 where the specified number of results can be selected, and the screen 214 can graphically present reels 352 that begin to rotate. Alternatively, the "Maximum Bet" button 366 may allow the player to accelerate the instant win game by allowing the player to choose to purchase the maximum number of pay lines / instant win game results for the maximum purchase price. / amount of bet, and makes the control go to block 256 for the selection of the results of the instant win game. While the simulated betting game has been illustrated and described herein, as a simulated slot game, those skilled in the art will understand that it is possible to simulate other betting games with the result of the simulated betting game that corresponds to a plurality of results of an instant win game. For example, the simulated betting game can be a multiple-game poker game where it is presented in a plurality of poker hands on the screen 214, each corresponding to one of the selected results of the instant win game. Several methods are known in the art to correlate a result from the limited background of results to a poker handset such that a player can deal with an initial hand of poker, and the player can make selections to hold and rescue cards from the hand, and the cards in the hand can be replaced and / or manipulated such that the final hand of poker corresponds to the result of the limited fund despite the selections made by the player. Where multiple poker hands are presented that correspond to multiple results of the instant win game, each poker hand may initially contain the same combination of playing cards. Discard selections made by the player can be applied to each of the presented hands of poker, and each presented hand of poker can be filled with playing cards such that the final hand of poker corresponds to the underlying result of the instant win game. . In a similar way, similar results can be used from other betting games such as video twenty-one, video keno and the like to simulate the results of a plurality of instant gain game results. While the above text discloses a detailed description of numerous different embodiments of the invention, it should be understood that the legal scope of the invention is defined by the words of the claims set forth at the end of this patent. The detailed description will only be considered as an example and does not describe every possible modality of the invention since describing each possible modality would be impractical, if not impossible. Many alternative modalities can be implemented, using either current technology or technology developed after the date of filing of this patent, which will still fall within the scope of the claims defining the invention.

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1. CLAIMS 1. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game in a game network having a plurality of player terminal units, wherein each player may purchase a plurality of records of results from a limited pool of player records. results for the betting game, the player terminal unit is characterized in that it comprises: an input device for introducing a plurality of input selections; a money acceptance mechanism that is capable of allowing a player to deposit a means of money; a presentation device; and a controller operatively coupled to the input device, the money acceptance mechanism and the display device, the controller that is programmed to allow the money acceptance mechanism to accept a deposit of a quantity of the money medium by a player in the player terminal unit, the controller that is programmed to allow the input device to receive input for player game option selections to purchase results for the betting game, the controller that is programmed to make a selection device of the game network select records of results of the limited fund of records of results that correspond to several results ordered by the player in response to the reception of the entry for the selections of game options by the player in the input device, the controller that is programmed to determine if each of the selected records of results corresponds to a winning result or a losing result, and the controller that is programmed to cause the presentation device to present the results of the plurality of selected records of results to the player in an individual graphic presentation of results.
2. 2. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 1, characterized in that the display device comprises a printing device, and wherein the controller is programmed to cause the printing device to print a ticket with information that corresponds to the results of the selected records of results.
3. 3. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 2, characterized in that the controller is programmed to make the printing device print information for each winning result of the selected records of results on at least one separate line on the ticket.
4. 4. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 3, characterized in that the controller is programmed to cause the printing device to print explanation information for each winning result of the selected records of results in the ticket.
5. 5. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 2, characterized in that the controller is programmed to cause the printing device to print information for each losing result of the selected records of results in at least a separate line on the ticket.
6. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 2, characterized in that the controller is programmed to cause the printing device to print summary information for the loser results of the selected records of results in the ticket.
7. 7. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 2, characterized in that the controller is programmed to cause the printing device to print graphic images that correspond to the results of the selected records of results in the ticket.
8. 8. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 1, characterized in that the presentation device comprises a video presentation device, and wherein the controller is programmed to cause the video device to present graphic images corresponding to the results of the selected results records.
9. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 8, characterized in that the controller is programmed to cause the video presentation device to present graphic images corresponding to each winning result of the selected records of results.
10. 10. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 8, characterized in that the controller is programmed to cause the video presentation device to present an individual result of a second betting game, wherein the individual result of the second betting game corresponds to the results of the selected results records.
11. 11. Player terminal unit to carry out an electronic betting game according to claim 10, characterized in that the controller is programmed to select the individual resof the second betting game from a plurality of stored res of the second betting game based on the res of the selected score records .
12. 12. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 10, characterized in that the controller is programmed to determine the individual resof the second betting game based on the res of the selected res records.
13. 13. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 12, characterized in that the controller is programmed to enter information regarding the res of the selected records of res in an algorithm to determine the individual resof the second betting game to determine the individual resof the second betting game.
14. 14. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 10, characterized in that the second betting game is a video slot game.
15. 15. Player terminal unit to carry out an electronic betting game in accordance with the claim 14, characterized in that the video slot game has mple paylines and each selected record of res corresponds to one of the paylines, the controller that is programmed to make the video presentation device present a combination of symbols in each line of payment of the video game of the slot machine that res in a resof the video slot game corresponding to the resof the selected record of res corresponding to the payline.
16. 16. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 1, characterized in that the game network selection device is the player terminal unit.
17. 17. Method for carrying out an electronic betting game in a game network, characterized in that it comprises: receiving the value of a player; receive the game option selections for the gambling game from the player; selecting a plurality of resrecords for the betting game from a limited fund of resrecords for the betting game based on the player's game option selections; determine if each selected record of res is a winning resor a losing resfor the betting game; and presenting the res of the plurality of selected records of res to the player in an individual graphical presentation of res.
18. 18. Method for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 17, characterized in that the presentation of the res comprises printing information corresponding to the res of the selected records of res in a ticket.
19. 19. Method for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 18, characterized in that it comprises printing information for each winning resof the selected res records on at least one separate line in the ticket.
20. 20. Method for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 19, characterized in that it comprises printing explanatory information for each winning resof the selected records of res on the ticket.
21. 21. Method for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 18, characterized in that it comprises printing information for each losing resof the selected res records on at least one separate line in the ticket.
22. 22. Method for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 18, characterized in that it comprises printing summary information for the loser results of the selected records of results in the ticket.
23. 23. Method for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 18, characterized in that it comprises printing graphic images corresponding to the results of the selected records of results in the ticket.
24. 24. Method for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 17, characterized in that the presentation of the results comprises presenting a graphical presentation of the results of the selected records of results in a presentation device.
25. 25. Method for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 24, characterized in that it comprises presenting graphic images corresponding to each winning result of the selected records of results in the presentation device.
26. Method for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 24, characterized in that it comprises presenting an individual result of a second game of bets in the device of presentation, where the individual result of the second betting game corresponds to the results of the selected records of results.
27. Method for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 26, characterized in that it comprises selecting the individual result of the second betting game from a plurality of stored results of the second betting game based on the results of the records selected results.
28. 28. Method for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 26, characterized in that it comprises determining the individual result of the second betting game based on the results of the selected outcome records.
29. 29. Method for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 28, characterized in that it comprises entering information with respect to the results of the selected records of results in an algorithm to determine the individual result of the second betting game.
30. 30. Method for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 26, characterized in that the second betting game is a video slot game.
31. 31. Method to carry out an electronic game of bets according to claim 30, characterized in that the video slot game has multiple paylines and each selected record of results corresponds to one of the paylines, the method comprising presenting a combination of symbols in a line of payment of the video slot game that results in a result of the video slot game corresponding to the result of the selected record of results corresponding to the payline.
32. 32. Player terminal unit for conducting an electronic betting game in a gaming network having a plurality of player terminal units wherein each player may purchase a plurality of results records from a limited pool of result records for the gambling game, the player terminal unit is characterized in that it comprises: a money acceptance mechanism that is able to allow a player to deposit a means of money, where a player can deposit a quantity of the money means to buy results for the game of bets; an input device for inputting a plurality of input selections, wherein the input device can receive input for the player's game option selections to purchase results for the betting game; a presentation device; and a controller operatively coupled to the input device, the money acceptor mechanism and the display device, wherein the controller causes a selection device of the game network to select results records from the limited background of the corresponding result record. to various results requested by the player in response to the entry of the game option selections by the player in the input device, wherein the controller determines whether each of the selected records of results corresponds to a winning result or a result loser, and where the controller causes the presentation device to present the results of the selected records of results to the player in an individual graphical presentation of results.
33. 33. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 32, characterized in that the presentation device comprises a printing device, and wherein the controller causes the printing device to print a ticket with information which corresponds to the results of the selected records of results.
34. 34. Player terminal unit to carry out an electronic gambling game in accordance with the claim 33, characterized in that the controller causes the printing device to print information for each winning result of the selected result records on at least one separate line in the ticket.
35. 35. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 34, characterized in that the controller causes the printing device to print explanatory information for each winning result of the selected records of results on the ticket.
36. 36. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 33, characterized in that the controller causes the printing device to print information for each losing result of the selected records of results on at least one separate line of the ticket.
37. 37. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 33, characterized in that the controller causes the printing device to print summary information for the loser results of the selected records of results on the ticket.
38. 38. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 33, characterized in that the controller causes the printing device to print graphic images which correspond to the results of the selected records of results in the ticket.
39. 39. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 32, characterized in that the presentation device comprises a video presentation device, and wherein the controller causes the video device to present graphic images which correspond to the results of the selected records of results.
40. 40. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 39, characterized in that the controller causes the video presentation device to present graphic images corresponding to each winning result of the selected results records.
41. 41. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 39, characterized in that the controller causes the video presentation device to present an individual result of a second betting game, wherein the individual result of the second betting game corresponds to the results of the selected records of results.
42. 42. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 41, characterized in that the controller selects the individual result of the second betting game from a plurality of stored results of the second betting game based on the results of the selected outcome records.
43. 43. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 41, characterized in that the controller determines the individual result of the second betting game based on the results of the selected results records.
44. 44. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 43, characterized in that the controller enters information with respect to the results of the selected records of results in an algorithm to determine the individual result of the second game. of bets to determine the individual result of the second betting game.
45. 45. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 41, characterized in that the second betting game is a video slot game.
46. 46. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 45, characterized in that the video slot game has multiple paylines and each register selected of results corresponds to one of the payment lines, and wherein the controller causes the video presentation device to present a combination of symbols in each payline of the video slot game resulting in a result of the game of video slot that corresponds to the result of the selected record of results that corresponds to the payment line.
47. 47. Player terminal unit for carrying out an electronic betting game according to claim 32, characterized in that the game network selection device is the player terminal unit. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a game network and to a method for conducting an electronic gambling game, such as a pull tab game or other instant gain game, which has a limited background of results records. from which results are selected for the players. The method can include receiving the value of a player, receiving game option selections for the player's betting game, and selecting a plurality of result records for the limited-outcome game betting game for the betting game. based on the player's game option selections. The method may further include determining whether each selected record of results is a winning result or a losing result for the betting game, and presenting the results of the plurality of selected records of results to the player in an individual graphical presentation of results. In one embodiment, the presentation of results may be in the form of a ticket printed on a player terminal unit and present information regarding the results selected for the player. In another embodiment, the presentation of results may be in the form of a video screen in a player terminal unit that provides a graphical presentation of the information with with respect to the selected results, such as the presentation of an individual result of a second betting game corresponding to the selected results of the betting game.